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US Vice President JD Vance delivered the keynote address on the second day of the Republican midterm mobilization convention in Dallas, Texas, openly positioning himself as Trump’s political heir and the future standard-bearer of the Make America Great Again movement. The speech, in style, policy agenda, and strategic direction, demonstrated full continuity with Trump’s agenda while also revealing Vance’s own political ambitions.

US asset manager Bitwise has announced the closure of its Dogecoin exchange-traded fund BWOW launched in November 2025. The fund recorded approximately USD 3 million in trading volume at launch, but its trading activity never sustained itself, ultimately prompting the asset manager to initiate liquidation.

Europe has competitive battery technology reserves in several niche segments, but the overall industry chain is still dominated by Chinese manufacturers. Multiple European companies and policy bodies are attempting to drive the catch-up of the local battery industry through combinations of subsidies, industry alliances and upstream material security, and whether these efforts will succeed is attracting widespread attention.

A coach carrying 48 Dutch passengers overturned on a mountain road in the Swiss Alps, leaving multiple people dead. Swiss police and rescue teams quickly activated emergency response procedures, and the cause of the accident is under investigation.

A new study has found that exposure to strong light environments during sleep at night may adversely affect the cardiovascular system. Researchers recommend reducing potential health risks by optimising bedroom lighting, reducing nighttime screen use and other measures, but the conclusions still need to be verified by larger-scale studies.

Africa CDC has issued an urgent warning that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the DRC has significantly exceeded the original epicentre and is spreading at an accelerated pace in several neighbouring areas, with the WHO also calling on the international community to urgently provide additional funding, personnel and medical supplies to contain the risk of a cross-border public health crisis.

Anthropic has disclosed in its latest safety report that it has proactively identified and blocked multiple suspicious attempts by criminal actors and researchers to use its AI models to develop biological weapons. The disclosure once again places the dual-use risks of generative AI at the center of global regulatory scrutiny.

Renowned US late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has publicly disclosed that due to political pressure from the FCC, he has decided to cancel the planned television broadcast of his interview with Democratic lawmaker Talarico, with the full content to be released only on YouTube, sparking a nationwide debate over press freedom, government pressure and the regulation of broadcast licences.

The US Supreme Court has once again rejected the Republican-led congressional redistricting plan in Missouri, dealing another blow to Republican efforts to secure an additional seat through gerrymandering ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, and effectively leaving its congressional map largely unchanged for the 2026 election cycle.

Apple has made its biggest change to the iPhone release cadence in seven years at new CEO John Ternus’ first major product showcase.